Nerd world conference spells end of the world as we know it

The Internet is such an important part of our lives that you would think attempts to change its structure would be of significance to all. But that is not the way things work. Hands up. Who's heard of WCIT-12?

The hugely important nerd World Conference on International Telecommunications is ongoing and scheduled to end on Friday. Delegates from 193 governments are in attendance and set to change the rules of Internet governance.

The last treaty regulating international voice, data and video traffic was inked 24 years ago in Australia, when I was paying extortionate telephone charges on fixed lines.